The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-15
CITY MATTERS In GENERAL


from o. II. Smith under false pretenses has
been discharged by Judge Irwin.
The board of police commissioners have sent
accumulation to the patrolmen suggesting
that they should insure their lives in SONS good
accident company.
Charles Patterson, the husband of Anna
Stone. who keeps disreputabe resort on West
Market street. got drunk yesterday and de-
stroyed over 5000 worth or his wifes furniture
before the police arrested him.
The wife of John d. Charles. the Pennsylvania
eloper gave birth child at No. 140 North
Alabama street yesterday morning It was the
| intention to try Charles yet this week. but the
case will now have TO be indefinitely postponed.
The knight Engineering Company of Wabash
! which has a capital stock of 0.000, and with
| John l.. Knight, Frank knight and VIM S. Waite
| as directors, has filed articles of incorporation
| with the Secretary OF State.
Patsy Williams. a street wait fourteen years
of ace, was arrested by Detective Bruce yester-
| day tor robbng fills on Blake street Yesterday
afternoon she was caught in the act of taking
| change from grocery store at the corner of
| Blake and Michigan streets.
AMATEUR sPRINTERs.
| J. P Cox, Of Logansport and A G. Keim. of
| st. Louis, ran foot-race at the Charlottesville
fair grounds yesterday afternoon. The race
| was won by Cox in eight seconds and half.
Distance seventy-fve yards.
THE STATE CHESS TOURNAMENT.
The fourth meeting and tournament of the In
diana State Chess Association, which will be
held at Lake MaxiEkuckee from Aug. 2 to
g. will be attended by several members of the
ship contest will DOT be played at this meeting,
but individual prizes will be played for in the
major and minor classes
THE BRUCE PARK CAMPAIGNING.
The meeting yesterday in the afternoon was
well attended. Rev. Gazaway delivered
strong argument in favor of temperance, fol-
lowed by short addresses by a number eff we'll
known temperance speakers In the evening
Rev. Felton, of Plainfield, spoke. There will be
praise meeting this afternoon and preaching st
night by Rev. t. Wilson, of De PAW University.
NEW SOUTH SIDE BLOCK.
The several lodges I. o. o. F. of indianapolis
have purchased lot on Virginia avenue. be-
tween Cedar and Grove streets, and intend to
erect on it large business block, with fifty
foot front the 1t will be three
stories in height The lower floors will be rented
for business rooms. and the upper stories for
lodge purposes. The building, it is estimated,
will cost $50, 900.
ASSAULTED HIS OWN DAUGHTER
George Patterson. plasterer by trade, living
at the corner of West and Washington streets,
has been arrested for criminal assault on his
his eighteen year-old daughter. who is wit
ted. The eeople from Cincinnati In May
they removed to Ruskville, where they lived q
short time and then moved to this city and took
up their residence Deoss street. Yesterday
they moved to the corner of West aud Washing
ton.
DEATH OF TRAVELLING SALESMAN,
An Associated Press dispatch from Cleveland
states that r. H. Burton, q travelling salesman,
who has been in the employ of the Indianapolis
Glue Company, was found dead in bed in his
room at the Hawley House in that city. yester-
day. He had evidently died in a fit. The In
dianapolis city directory does not contain the
name of any such person, and, so far could be
ascertained last night. he is unknown here.
HAD HIS MoTHER-IN-LAw ARRESTED.
Mrs. Jennie Beehtel, living on South Liberty
street, was arrested on a warrant yesterday,
sworn out by her son-inlaw, Charles Hen
charging her with grand larceny. The latter is
the husband of Lottie Hem. who committed sui
eide last week Mrs. Bechtel claims that when
her daughter came to her house she brought
gold watch and some jewery. Money al
vanced on this property to pay the doctors bill
OF the unfortunate woman, and Mrs. Bechtel
Helm alleges that it belongs him, and, when
Mrs. Bechtel refused TO give it up, he swore
the warrant.
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
In reply to the State Board of Dentistry the
Attorney-general has given opinion that
dentist who has practiced only two days of each
month in one county of this State is not entitled
to registration under the act of 1887 The act
requires five years continuous practice in the
State, but, although the dentist has visited the
county mentioned for that length of time, his
practice has not been continuous in the meaning
OF the law. The Attorney general, in answer to
Superintendent Fletcher. of the Indiana Hospi
tai, is of the opinion that the board of trustees
must purchase the clothing for the inmates. 1t
is not his duty to do The Attorney general
also holds that an employe at the hospital has no
right to keep cigar stand in the institution.
ARRESTED FOR AN OUTRAGEOUS CRIME.
The cause of Mrs. Michael Gains attempt at
snicide Wednesday evening revealed
last night by the arrest of her husband for COM
mai fha vie hair har
neice, Miss Mollie Neal, who was visiting her.
The girl is but fourteen years of age. and lives
at Owensburg. this State. On July she
came here TO visit month. Last Saturday,
enticed the girl to out-building, and Grimm
ally assaulted her. On Wednesday the girl told
Mrs Cain of what her husband had done, and
the story so shocked her that she took a small
dose of poison. Cain Is notorious character and
the police have made several unsuccessful efforts
to get him into the penitentiary. The girl has
been taken to the home of Mrs. Mckinney No.
l67 Harrison street. and is still in suffering
condition.
WHAT WEST INDIANAPOLIS WANTS.
West Indianapolis is doubly divided. Part of
it lies on the Belmont Bluff. and west of the
Belt ard Vincennes railways. The other part
is Ia the BOTTOM" and east of the railways.
The upper town has the schoo! house of both
sections, and as it is not big enough for both,
the people want to make SIS, 600 addition to it.
The lower town people. on the contrary. want
school-house Of their own at the same cost, for
several strong reasons: First, the whole town
is growing rapidly, and will soon need two school
houses, even with enlargement of the present
one; second, the lncessant movement of trains
on the Vincennes and the Belt roads, aud their
several OF which must be crossed
both ways by lower school children, makes the
passage dangerous to them; third, new school
house will cost more than addition to the
old ore, and will need no more teachers out
lay of school money; fourth, Mr. McCarty will /
give the new schoolhous of ground
north of Morris street between River avenue
and the Vincennes road, about the best site to |
be found west of the river Say the lower town |
people, Let rs be sure of the donation. begin |
such provision of school accommodations
we must have soon. aud the danger to our
children in crossing the railways, and do it all |
for inst IA little money az an addition to the